Erosion process of loess slope and influencing factors in the loess hilly-gully region, China

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202108.016

Abstract

Abstract: Rainfall intensity, slope length, and slope gradient are the important factors affecting runoff and sediment yield. In order to quantitatively analyze the effects of rainfall intensity, slope length, and slope gradient on the erosion process of Ansai loess slope in loess hilly and gully region, we analyzed the variation of runoff and sediment yield on Ansai loess with two slope lengths (5, 10 m), three slopes (5°, 10°, 15°) and two rainfall intensities (60, 90 mm·h^-1) in an indoor simulated rainfall experiment. The results showed that the initial runoff generation time decreased with the increases of slope length, though the overall change was not significant. The initial runoff generation time decreased with the increases of rainfall intensity. Compared with the intensity of 60 mm·h^-1, the initial runoff generation time decreased by 5.7-18 min under the intensity of 90 mm·h^-1. Among them, the runoff initiation time on the slope of 10° was the fastest. With the duration of rainfall, runoff yield rate increased rapidly at first, and then gradually fluctuated around a certain value. The sediment yield rate increased rapidly in a short period of time at the initial stage of runoff generation, and then decreased after reaching the maximum, and being gradua-lly stable. The rates of runoff and sediment yield increased with the increases of slope length and rainfall intensity, but the law of change with slope was not obvious. With the increases of rainfall intensity, slope length and gradient, the total sediment yield increased accordingly. Under the rainfall intensity of 90 mm·h^-1, the slope surface with the length of 10 m and slope of 15° generated rill, leading to the highest total erosion amount (11885.66 g). Under the rainfall intensity of 60 mm·h^-1, the erosion amount per unit area decreased with the increases of slope length, and there was a critical erosion slope length in 5-10 m slope section. Slope length, slope and rainfall intensity all played a promoting role in runoff process. Rainfall intensity, slope length, and their interaction contributed more to runoff yield rate and total erosion amount. Rainfall intensity contributed the most to runoff yield rate, with a contribution rate of 49.8%. The contribution rate of slope length to the total erosion was the largest, which reached 37.8%.

Key words: loess slope, erosion process, influencing factor, simulated rainfall, contribution rate

LIU Ran, YU Xin-xiao, CAI Qiang-guo, SUN Li-ying, FANG Hai-yan, JIA Guo-dong, HE Ji-jun. Erosion process of loess slope and influencing factors in the loess hilly-gully region, China[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021, 32(8): 2886-2894.

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